NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Ophthalmology Physician NPI 1528324662 M.D.
Verify on CMS → Akshay Thomas, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician in Nashville, Tennessee.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 22,388 in Ophthalmology Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
2K
Medicare Part D claims · 448 beneficiaries · Ophthalmology Physician avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
65%
generic claims · 35% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$20.2K
49 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Akshay Thomas, M.D. filed 1,835 Medicare Part D claims in 2024 as an Ophthalmology Physician in Nashville, Tennessee, prescribing 65% generic.
- 2K
- Part D claims, 2024
- 65%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥83rd
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Akshay Thomas, M.D.
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1528324662), first enumerated 04/03/2012.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 1,835 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$20.2K in reported industry payments (49 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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Compare Thomas with other Ophthalmology Physician providers
Same primary specialty, same federal CMS NPPES roster.
Also enrolled in Tennessee
- Dr. Brent Aebi, M.D. Bristol, TN
- Khandaker Ahad Murfreesboro, TN
- Dr. Harold Akin, MD Murfreesboro, TN
- Dr. Nancy Alison, M.D. Johnson City, TN
- Dr. Mitchell Allphin, MD Nashville, TN
- Dr. Paul Ambrose, M.D. Knoxville, TN
Other specialties in Nashville: Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program (2,278) · Registered Nurse (1,392) · Family Nurse Practitioner (1,311) · Mental Health Counselor (1,001)
CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1528324662 · Ophthalmology Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MID · RX-MID · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1528324662
- ENUM-MID 2012
- TAX-MID 22K Ophthalmology Physician
- RX-MID 1,835
- BOOK-THIN 383 in Tennessee
- PHOTO-ENUM Saranya Balasubraman… · 2012
Akshay Thomas, M.D.'s Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
1,835 ≥ 83rd percentile 83% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Akshay Thomas, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Akshay Thomas, M.D.?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Ophthalmology Physician
Medicare Part D claims
1,835 23% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in Tennessee
How Ophthalmology Physician compares to other specialties among Tennessee providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Ophthalmology Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1528324662 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Ophthalmology Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 04/03/2012 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Akshay Thomas, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Tennessee Retina PC
Bowling Green, KY
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Akshay Thomas, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$20.2K
Largest payer
Genentech USA, Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Above average
Akshay Thomas, M.D. - brand share 35.0%
Ophthalmology Physician average
35% brand-name claims vs 65% generic, on 1,835 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
1,835
Total Claims
$699K
Total Drug Cost
448
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 3,122.5
- Total Day Supply
- 88,777
- Brand vs Generic
- 35% brand / 65% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $652K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $48K
- Antibiotic Claims
- 36
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 71.6 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.35
- Gender Split
- 61% female / 39% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 63, 65-74: 225, 75-84: 121, 85+: 39
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Akshay Thomas, M.D. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Prednisolone Acetate
Prednisolone Acetate
406 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol
Dorzolamide-Timolol
219 claims
- Difluprednate
Difluprednate
165 claims
- Ketorolac Trometha… 136
Ketorolac Tromethamine
136 claims
- Prednisone 129
Prednisone
129 claims
- Latanoprost 85
Latanoprost
85 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate 77
Brimonidine Tartrate
77 claims
- Mycophenolate Mofe… 75
Mycophenolate Mofetil
75 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Prednisolone Acetate | 406 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat | 219 |
| Difluprednate | 165 |
| Ketorolac Tromethamine | 136 |
| Prednisone | 129 |
| Latanoprost | 85 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate | 77 |
| Mycophenolate Mofetil | 75 |
| Humira(Cf) Pen Adalimumab | 74 |
| Valacyclovir Valacyclovir Hcl | 68 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Ophthalmology Physician Overview
How Akshay Thomas, M.D. fits within the Ophthalmology Physician landscape nationally.
22,388
Ophthalmology Physician Providers in US
56
States with Ophthalmology Physician
1,490
Avg Claims per Provider
Akshay Thomas, M.D.'s 1,835 claims are above the specialty average of 1,490.
Nationwide Ophthalmology Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Thomas, both outside Tennessee so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2012)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Ophthalmology Physician Providers in Tennessee
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Tennessee, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Thomas.
One of 383 Ophthalmology Physician providers enrolled in Tennessee, 11 are shown on this page.
Dr. Charles Ange
M.D.
Knoxville, TN
Dr. Andrew Anzeljc
MD
Knoxville, TN
Dr. Christopher Areephanthu
M.D.
Pleasant View, TN
Dr. Joseph Armstrong
M.D.
Bristol, TN
Dr. Everton Arrindell
M.D.
Nashville, TN
Compare Ophthalmology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Akshay Thomas, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Akshay Thomas, M.D. specializes in Ophthalmology Physician and practices in Nashville, Tennessee. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Akshay Thomas, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Akshay Thomas, M.D. wrote 1,835 Medicare Part D claims totaling $699K in drug costs for 448 beneficiaries.
Where is Akshay Thomas, M.D. located? ▼
Akshay Thomas, M.D. is located at 345 23RD AVE N STE 350, Nashville, TN, 37203. Phone: (615) 983-6000.
What is Akshay Thomas, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Akshay Thomas, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528324662, issued on 04/03/2012.
Does Akshay Thomas, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Akshay Thomas, M.D.'s prescribing is 35% brand-name and 65% generic drugs by claim count, with $652K in brand drug costs.
How many Ophthalmology Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 22,388 Ophthalmology Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Ophthalmology Physician provider writes 1,490 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Akshay Thomas, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Akshay Thomas, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Prednisolone Acetate, Dorzolamide-Timolol, Difluprednate. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Akshay Thomas, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Akshay Thomas, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 1,835 Part D claims and 448 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Akshay Thomas, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Akshay Thomas, M.D.'s NPI is 1528324662 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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